Tuesday, November 6, 2007

I wanted to post a quick update on how things are going with the pregnancy. It has been kind of hard finding out I was pregnant so early because it seems like time is crawling by and June will never get here. For now I will settle for making it past 12 weeks when hopefully I will have a little more energy and can begin getting our home ready for our baby. For the first several weeks, I didn't have too many of the "pregnancy symptoms" everyone else seemed to have except for unbelievable tiredness. However, as I have moved into Week 8, I have had more nausea and headaches. I have never needed this much sleep in my life! Working night shift has always made for some days feeling more tired, but I am having trouble staying awake all night and having the energy to actually go to work. It gets a little better every week after the first night or two. After a few days of horrible heartburn (it was MUCH worse than the nausea), I have been allowed to take Zantac once a day and am feeling much better. I still have to be careful what I eat, and I still keep the Tums and Maalox nearby. Thank you for all the great comments that we have gotten. I will try to update on a fairly regular basis and let everyone know how things are going. Tomorrow is my 8 weeks appointment, but it will be a boring one without an Ultrasound. I will definitely post pictures when I have the next ultrasound and I will try to post some recent pictures of the family also.

5 comments:

*Staci* said...

You will feel better once the first trimester (the tiredness....)is over. Now I don't know about the heartburn, because that was one thing that I didn't have. I can remember being so incredibly tired, that one morning I went to "peds place" and took a nap!! It'll get better, though. Hang in there!!

emily remington said...

I'm sorry you're feeling so tired... and I'm more sorry I'm not there to help you stay awake! (and remind you of all the scary food you should not eat from the go store in the middle of the night :)) I hope you're able to get some rest, though. and keep posting updates!

Nicole said...

Don't worry, you'll be feeling better soon. The nausea will go away and you'll have much more energy, the heartburn on the other hand may be a different story. I had it the whole time with Luke, but only in the end with Kaylyn...so who know's, maybe you will have it in the beginning and not the end. Just hang in there, June will be here before you know it!

Mandy said...

Amber!! I'm so, so happy for you two. I started crying when I read this. I just found out you had a page, started reading it, and called you. Congrats... I'll have to come see your sweet tummy at work. Miss you much and love you!!

T MANDY

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful blog you have started. We are so excited about our next little one that will be joining the family. He or she is going to have the best Momma and Daddy ever!